ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) The alleged P2.697 billion confidential funds spent by the local government of Davao City between 2016 and 2022 could have been used to fund the allowance of local teachers for over a decade. Makabayan...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from YouTube live) House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro called on the Commission on Audit (COA) to look into the alleged spending of P2.697 billion in confidential...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The erstwhile 311-strong House of Representatives is now one lawmaker less, following the removal from the roll of An Waray Party-list's lone nominee in the 19th Congress. Removed...
Progressive group Akbayan urged the government on Sunday, Sept. 24, to immediately resolve the cyber attack on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), proposing that Vice President Sara Duterte's confidential funds be redirected toward strengthening cybersecurity measures. ...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) With the country’s rice price situation still tenuous at best, Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co pitched on Sunday, Sept. 10 a "contract growing" scheme between the government and local farmers. Co,...
Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera (Rep. Herrera's office) A ranking solon from the House minority bloc has expressed frustration over the Department of Health's (DOH) failure to get private sector partners in healthcare, mostly due to...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said that securing the retirement benefits of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will help uplift their standard of living and ensure their future. Thus, the CHR gave its full support to House Bill (HB) No. 00176 or the "Overseas Filipino Workers Retirement System...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) En Banc has denied the Motion for Reconsideration filed by An Waray party-list in relation to the decision of the Second Division to cancel the party-list's registration. MB file photo In a 28-page resolution issued by Comelec, promulgated on Aug. 14, the...
Vice President Sara Duterte shrugged off the comments made by House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro against the P500-million confidential funds that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) requested, insisting instead that the matter must be left to Congress....
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera (Facebook) Humbled and honored. That's how Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera felt after breaking into the Top 7 of the latest RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc....
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is urging the House of Representatives to investigate the recent sinking of motorboat MB Princess Aya in Binangonan, Rizal, which resulted in the drowning of 27 passengers. Castro, a House deputy...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Screenshot from Zoom) A "victory for justice". That's how Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas described the acquittal of activist Reina Mae Nasino and her companions on charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. "We welcome this decision as...
